Time: 30 minutes from the entry gate back to the parking
lot. Difficulty: 2, steady climbing much of the way. Trailhead:
Atop Sage Mountain on Tortola.

When you return to the main gate after hiking the Rain Forest
Trail, turn right to the clearly visible Mahogany Forest Trail sign.

The trail begins behind another cow-blocking gate. As the path does not contain
tree/plant identification signs nor is it graveled, it's slick during heavy
rain. Arrowed signs prevent most wrong turns.

This trail leads to the highest point in any of the Virgin
Islands, so it's steady climbing for the first 10 minutes, through the former
plantation grounds where mahogany and white cedar were planted in the 1960s.

In many sections, the ground is dense with a layer of ferns,
though the forest alternates between thick and sparse growth. A side trail
off to the right leads to a viewing point at 1710 feet.

Returning to the main path, take the exit sign to the right, which leads
to a barb-wired fence and gate. On the other side, turn left
and proceed down the rocky trail to the parking lot.

This path, which can be slippery when wet, goes across open
land and past a cluster of tree ferns, something unusual in the British Virgin
Islands.